@animeshAnime from Captain Tsubasa to Blue Lock has made everyone root for Japan.
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Anime Japan National Team evolution Captain Tsubasa Inazuma Aoashi Blue Lock
Photo by @animesh· Jun 15, 2026· Japan
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Four anime soccer team lineups arranged in a 2x2 grid with a large bottom banner. Top-left panel shows the 1983 Captain Tsubasa squad in white jerseys on a field, top-right shows the 2008 Inazuma Eleven team with colorful hair and blue jerseys, bottom-left shows the 2022 Aoashi team in yellow Aido jerseys, and bottom-right shows the 2023 Blue Lock team in dark blue jerseys inside a stadium. The bottom section features five players in blue and red Japan National Team kits on a stadium pitch with Japanese flags, labeled “2026 JAPAN NATIONAL TEAM” and “ANIMATION FROM THE SONG KIRA SUNG BY ADO”. On-screen text includes “1983 CAPTAIN TSUBASA”, “2008 INAZUMA ELEVEN”, “2022 AOASHI”, “2023 BLUE LOCK”, jersey numbers 15, 20, 21, and the small credit line at the bottom left.
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